The Dark Order

1.4

It's late. The street has been deserted outside the boutique. The road is dreary, transformed by murky street lights that hardly cut through the haze.

Inside, the back houses hallway is lightless except for the faint glow under the door leading to the kitchen.

Flossie's washing dishes while having a cigarette. She's listening to a soulful record, swaying to the music, a tune that's got her lost in memories.

With her mind preoccupied, the plate she was holding shattered in the sink before she became completely aware of the startlement from an aggressive and unexpected knock on the back door. She peers back. "Who is it?" Her answer is silence before another hard knock, that pisses her off.

"Stop playin' at my damn door!" 

The silhouettes of two figures appear behind the curtained glass of the door.

"Where is-" An overbearing, baritone male voice.

"The girl?" A delicate, monotone female voice.

Maggie's in bed. She's a side sleeper, lying facing the door to the bedroom. It had been so long since she'd experienced peace and comfort. She needed this and wished it would never end. Until a heavy bang, jerks her awake in a heavy breath.

She peers around as she cautiously exits the bed, her face full of unease, she retrieves her dagger from her bag before heading out into the hallway.

It's eerily dark. Quiet.

Maggie's heart beats out of her chest, "Nana...?"

She's pressed firmly against the wall as she descends the staircase. The scent of unease lingers in the air. Her eyes attempt to cut through the darkness. "Nana... Where are you?"

At the bottom of the stairs, she stalks toward the swinging door ahead, reaching out and fearfully pushing it open. Her eyes widen as she rushes over and collapses next to her grandmother, who is lying on the floor, covered in blood.

The kitchen sink has been smashed in by Flossie being launched back against it and she's been stabbed. "Nana! Wha- Who did this to you?!?"

Flossie's struggling to remain conscious with blood-filled words barely escaping her lips. "R... Run."

A noise spins her around with eyes filled with tears. Her left arm shields her grandmother. She has her blade centered on the two knights chasing her.

"How could you?!?"

The female knight steps into the kitchen. "She told you..."

The male knight follows. "There's no escaping."

Maggie stands to her feet, squeezing on the handle of her dagger. Her eyes GLOW ORANGE as she slashes her blade, hurling a mana blade at them. He dodges and she at the last second coats herself in mana. The pressure propelling the blade forward grows, pushing the knight back.

Another blade is hurled toward the woman, connecting with the first, blasting her and the entire back portion of the house away. He backpedals out into the street.

Running over to his partner as she struggled to her feet after breaking through the asphalt, rolling violently, only stopped when she slammed into a parked car. Maggie exits the hole in the house, engulfed by orange pillowed mana. Without hesitation, she sends three slashes toward the knights.

The female knight -- User of Suture Magic.

The male knight -- User of Glass Magic.

Her eyes GLOW PINK. His eyes GLOW WHITE.

The suture knight throws multiple mana needles into the air, she has complete control, capable of controlling their trajectory, speed, and size with her fingers.